Length 61:01 Release date 28 April 1997 Label Noise Records | Artist Stratovarius Producer Timo Tolkki | |
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Released 28 April 1997 (1997-04-28) Recorded October 1996 – February 1997 at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki Visions
(1997) The Past and Now
(1997) Genres Heavy metal, Power metal, Symphonic metal, Speed metal, Neoclassical metal Similar Episode, Destiny, Infinite, Fourth Dimension, Fright Night | ||
Visions is the sixth studio album by power metal band Stratovarius, released on 28 April 1997 through Noise Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish albums chart and remained on that chart for 23 weeks. It is a concept album about Nostradamus.
Contents
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Critical reception
Steve Huey at AllMusic gave Visions four stars out of five, calling it "as ambitious as neoclassical metal gets" and saying "there are some fine moments on the record", but also remarking that "too much of the material sinks under its own weight, particularly the ten-minute title track."
In 2005, the album was ranked No. 297 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
Track listing
All music composed by Timo Tolkki, except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1The Kiss of Judas5:49
2Black Diamond5:40
3Forever Free6:02